Melissa, 19, calls her boyfriend from a small public rest room, leaving two frantic messages, begging him to meet her there. She walks into an abortion clinic waiting room. Looking at the stricken faces of other women waiting, she must consider whether to stay or run.

A businesswoman loses her credit card at a café just as she is about to secure an important transaction. In her frantic search to find the card, she acts impulsively.

In 1957, the small town of Marlow is under attack by: see title